GDict

passable

'pæsәbl4 senses · 130 ms
Level C2
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adj/ˈpæsəbəl/
  1. 1

    That may be passed or traversed.

  2. 2

    Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.

    • AIs are no longer just producing passable five-paragraph essays. Now they’re excelling at the SAT, “earning” a score of 1410.
  3. 3

    able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.

    • The idea of something, or someone, being unusual and sexual is intoxicating. I concluded that if I ever met a very passable transsexual and we were attracted to one another, I'd go bisexual and pursue the relationship.

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